The Last Word

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The Last Word

Findings, September 2010National Institute of General Medical SciencesNational Institutes of Health

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Across1. Nerve that influences the immune system5. Number of Tracey's daughters6. Scientific term for fats and oils8. Normally helps heal wounds

9. Body's system that defends against bacteria10. Insect that transmits malaria11. Protein made by white blood cells12. Studying fat metabolism in insects could teach us more about this human disease13. Enzyme that breaks down fat for storage14. Family member who influenced Arrese's work ethic15. Signal sent by the brain17. Where fats are stored20. Organ involved in the immune system21. Country where Arrese grew up22. One of the four humors24. Common name for Drosophila melanogaster25. Condition that starves organs of oxygen

Down2. Tracey's childhood dream job3. A common type of fat we digest4. Protective immune system response 7. Where fat molecules go when we don't need them right away13. Process of breaking down fat for storage16. Insects can be studied as ____ organisms for human biology18. Stored fat is transformed into this when we need to use it19. Patient who changed Tracey's life20. Body-wide inflammation23. Too much _____ can cause septic shock